Is this the Oratory Retreat House?
No further along on the main Lickey roadIs this the Oratory Retreat House?
No. Oratory house is nearer the Lickeys. Years ago I had a friend whose parents were caretakers at Oratory House so have had a good look around! Yes Cardinal Newman is buried there. Sorry not a good map but Oratory House bottom left. Rednal House top right.Is this the Oratory Retreat House?
No. Oratory house is nearer the Lickeys. Years ago I had a friend whose parents were caretakers at Oratory House so have had a good look around! Yes Cardinal Newman is buried there. Sorry not a good map but Oratory House bottom left. Rednal House top right.
Pedrocut, you are correct Newman was buried there but when made a Saint his remains were removed.I believe Cardinal Newman was buried at Oratory Retreat. He died in 1890.
No remains were found, I believe.Pedrocut, you are correct Newman was buried there but when made a Saint his remains were removed.
No remains were found, I believe.
Exhumation finds Cardinal Newman's body has disintegrated
The exhumation of the grave of one of the best-known English churchmen of the 19th Century has found that his body has disintegrated, the Catholic Church has said.www.dailymail.co.uk
There were also graves of nuns at Oratory House, and in 1960's tales of hauntings! Chairs being moved around in the Chapel and a builder working on renovations drove off at great speed "never" to be seen again, leaving behind his work tools!No. Oratory house is nearer the Lickeys. Years ago I had a friend whose parents were caretakers at Oratory House so have had a good look around! Yes Cardinal Newman is buried there. Sorry not a good map but Oratory House bottom left. Rednal House top right.